Cryptic crossword clue
Surprised reaction after poster is put in outstanding scholarly institution 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ACADEMY

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The straight part
We know that "scholarly institution" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case scholarly institution = academy.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ACADEMY mean?

ACADEMY noun
  1. (usually capitalized) The garden where Plato taught.
  2. (usually capitalized) Plato's philosophical system based on skepticism; Plato's followers.
  3. An institution for the study of higher learning; a college or a university; typically a private school.
  4. A school or place of training in which some special art is taught.
  5. A society of learned people united for the advancement of the arts and sciences, and literature, or some particular art or science.
  6. The knowledge disseminated in an Academy.
  7. (with the, without reference to any specific academy) Academia.
  8. A body of established opinion in a particular field, regarded as authoritative.
  9. A school directly funded by central government, independent of local control.

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